Bug 41307

Summary:	make folder dialog non-modal
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Sergey Y. Afonin <asy>
Component:	folder list	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <pim-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bjoern, ismail
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	1.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Sergey Y. Afonin 2002-04-19 14:42:50 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kmail
Version:           1.4 (using KDE 3.0.0 )
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    Red Hat Linux 7.2.92
Compiler:          gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.2 2.96-109)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.18-pre9
OS/Compiler notes: 

Switching to other KMail winows is impossible when "Properties of Folder" selected. Switching is useful if need copy of
E-Mail to "post address" for example. 

Thanks
Sergey.

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Comment 1 Ingo Kl 2002-04-19 19:34:57 UTC

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On Friday 19 April 2002 16:42 asy@kraft-s.ru wrote:
> Switching to other KMail winows is impossible when "Properties of
> Folder" selected. Switching is useful if need copy of E-Mail to "post
> address" for example.

Note to the developers:
We have to be careful if we make the folder properties dialog non-modal=20
because then the user could delete the folder the properties dialog=20
belongs to while the dialog is still shown. This could quite easily=20
lead to a crash.

Regards
Ingo

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Comment 2 Thomas Zander 2003-12-14 13:25:48 UTC

I want to re-affirm the need to do this. Let me give you a use-case why this is wanted.

If I want to change a folder to be a mailing list; I have to open the dialog; check the checkbox and then I try to drag/drop or copy/paste the email address.
This last step won't work since I can't access any emails. (even while I see them on screen).

Since I don't want to copy-by-typing I cancel the dialog; copy the email address and start again.

Comment 3 Björn Ruberg 2009-12-20 14:14:43 UTC

Don't see a reason for a non-modal dialog anymore. You?